(D-CO) Bennet willing to sacrifice seat over health vote

Politico ^ | 11/22/2009 | Josh Gerstein

[markomalley]

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) said Sunday that he will vote for landmark health care reform legislation even if it means he will be defeated at the polls next November.

"If you get to the final point and you are a critical vote for health care reform, and every piece of evidence tells you, if you support that bill, you will lose your job, would you cast the vote and lose your job? " CNN's John King asked Bennet on the "State of the Union" program.

"Yes," said Bennet, a former Denver public schools chief who was appointed to the Senate by Colorado's governor when President Barack Obama tapped Ken Salazar to be interior secretary.

King warned Bennet that the video of his vow would be sequestered in the event he is voted out next year.

"All right. That tape will be held -- I hate to tell you that, but that tape will be held right now," the CNN host said.

[markomalley]

Well, we'll have to see if real Coloradans can help him keep his promise...or if Colorado has been totally overrun by illegals and aging hippies.

[samtheman]

King warned Bennet that the video of his vow would be sequestered in the event he is voted out next year.

Can someone please translate this statement for us non-communists. I'm just not feeling up to all the nuance today.

[stylin19a]

what a moron....if this bill gets passed and won’t go into effect until 2014, it may never go into effect.

[timetostand]

Cya!! you f ing traitor!!

[Red Steel]

A kamikaze Senator.

[Uri’el-2012]

Sen. Michael Bennet

was always a place holder for the Democrat Party.

So he can be a suicide bomber for the Jihad.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Bennett reminds me of an Al Qaeda or Taliban moron. Always ready to blow himself up “for the good of the cause.” He’s one sick puppy.

[edge10]

In other words: To hell with what my constituents want. This is our grand chance to turn the USA in to a Socialist country and I'm not going to let this chance slip me by!

[uncbob]

Probably been promised some well paying appointment in government if he loses

[omega4179]

Kamikaze Communists. Was he there long enough to get a #*$& PENSION?

[Texas Eagle]

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) said Sunday that he will vote for landmark health care reform legislation even if it means he will be defeated at the polls next November.

From his lips to God's ears.

Just to be clear, when I say, "God", I mean Jehovah, Yahweh, Father of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

[Achilles Heel]

Yup—there will be some type of payback. It must be pretty good.

[EGPWS]

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) said Sunday that he will vote for landmark health care reform legislation even if it means he will be defeated at the polls next November.

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) showing the mentality required to become a democrat politician.

[Neoliberalnot]

Typical attitude of a tyrant who does not respect the wishes of his constituency. May all the Progs see an early grave.

[EGPWS]

Probably been promised some well paying appointment in government if he loses

Gosh, that would be a first. /s

[TheLurkerX]

That was kind of my thought. They going to bribe every self serving DemoRat Senator in the Congress, only squeak by if they pass it at all, and a lot of them will get voted out, because a huge number of Americans don't want it.

I think they're banking on the fact that, since it won't take effect until 2013-14, they'll get their agenda and their elections, and maybe even get Obama a second term before everyone gets truly pissed off over how bad they got screwed on it. Considering his poll ratings and the fact that Congress' approval is in the 20 percentile range, they're doing nothing but BSing themselves.

[tips up]

Let’s give him his wish.

[timetostand]

Yup—there will be some type of payback. It must be pretty good.”

Being a rich man in the government will be dangerous in nation embroiled in revolution. Think Fench revolution!

[timetostand]

Yup—there will be some type of payback. It must be pretty good.”

Being a rich man in the government will be dangerous in nation embroiled in revolution. Think Fench revolution!

[Steely Tom]

Which major on-air state-run media personality will strap on suicide belts before interviewing Sarah Palin?

“I’m willing to blow myself and my remote crew up in order to see to it that the horror of a Palin-Obama presidential race never occurs.”